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XENIA SENTINEL.
SETH W. BROWN, EDITOR.
THE DAY.
THE DAY. Give Thanks---Rejoice---Celebrate.
The millions we joyful to-day. The
heart of the Nation responds to the brave
work executed by the skill and valor of
ur heroic defenders. To-day it is a
proud thing to be an American. To-day
millions of voices join in the glad chorus
of victory. To-day the People meet to
give thanks, to rejoice, to celebrate.
"Our father1! God, to thee,
Author of liberty,
To thee we ting ;
Long may oar land be bright
f With freedom'e holy light;
Protect ui by the night,
Great God, oor King."
To-day the thunders of cannon, the ex
ultant shouts of multitudes, and the U
deumt of triumph are borne away togeth
er around the land. To-day the farmer's
plow stands idle in the bursting soil. To
day the door of business stands not sjar.
To-day the sanctuary is filled with the rev
erent thanksgiving throng. To-day the
Nation is swaying and pulsating with the
raighty emotions which crowd the hour.
: And well may the people rejoice. They
have abundant cause. The war approach
es a final termina'ion. The Nation, with
its giant load of interests and hopes, is
saved saved for the present and all the
future. Peace draws near, when blood
ebed shall cease. Let the people give
thanks and celebrate. Let all the Earth
rejoice. -
THE DAY.
The day brings with it exciting memo
ries some of pain, some of pleasure.
Pour years ago this day the American
Flag was lowered from the ramparts of
Sumter in the face of a traitorous, rebel
lious foe. The hoarse, fearful rattle of
hostile cannon told us all too plainly that
the degenerate sons of South Carolina
had rallied in thousands around the dark
flag of Disunion. Our own countrymen,
our own friends, our own brothers, stood
with bayonet and saber ready to pierce
the heart of our country ready to dip
their hands in fraternal blood. Had the
foe been foreign wo could better have
borne the stroke; but being of our own
household the pang was stinging. And
these are the painful memories of the
day.
But there are other glorious memories
which come up from that historio Day..
The cannon which crumbled the walls of
Sumter aroused the People to a fervid
patriotism akin to that which burned in
the days of Lexington. The peaceful
hum of industry everywhere abated. The
stalwart farmer youth quit Lis plow like
Putnam in the old and better days. Bo
man Cincinnatus loved not his country
more than these loved theirs. In fellow
ship with peace the Nation sought to
avoid the hcrrors of war; but whan it
became solely a question of Life or Death
to her she hesitated not to gird about her
lo'ns the armor of conflict. From the
distant gold fields on the wild shores of
the Pacific, to the towering pine-clad
hills of Maine; from valley and prarie
the land ove'j like Poles from their Mou'
tain fastnesses, sprang the Millions at the
tocsin cf defense. 'Brave self-sacrifice
was coveted. Nobler women than the
Spartan matrons gave husbands, and sons,
and betrothed ones, to fight as well and
die as bravely as did the heroes at the
famous Pass of Thermopyl. Tarty lines
vere effaced, and with a union cf bands
and a union of hearts walked forth the
patriots to battle for th9 "green Graves
of their Sires, God and their Native land.
And these are the glorious memories of
the day we celebrate.
THE RESULT.
After four years of war of painful,
bloody war we are near unto the end.
Four ' years ago to-day the Nation was
wrapped in the gloom of defeat. To-diy
it celebrates the grandest victories. The
rebel power is broken. Its greatest army
is destroyed. Its famous" military leader
is a prisoner of war. Its civil chiefs are
lying for safety. They seek refuge from
the scorn and hatred of. a betrayed and
outraged people. They will endeavor to
reach some foreign land. But wherever
they go, they will each in the anguish of
their souls utter the cry of misery :
Me miserable ! which way shall I fly
Infinite wrath, and infinite de?pairT
Which way I fly am hell, myself aid hell !"
The day of great battles, of wholesale
slaughter, has passed by. The suppres
sion of small bands of armed men, roving
guerrillas, is but a question of time.
The one great fact is assured, that the
Bepublio is triumphant. There is no
more doubt, no more despair, no more
gloom. The people have tested their
strength. It has not been found wanting
in power to maintain free Government.
The result is not less gratifiying to-us
than it is astonishing to foreign nations.
Democratic Government has been tried
in the fiercest of all tests the test of civ
il war. Its power of self-preservation, as
exhibited here, amazes the world. Aris
tocrats deplore the result. The Young
BepuLlic of the Western "World is Mis
tress of the Nations. II er Navy is strong
er than that of England. Her Army is
stronger than that of France. She has
bo equal no peer.
TO WHOM THE NATION IS INDEBTED.
First, be thanks and proise to the God
of Battle, who has stayed the '''efcasteu-
I .
- :
ing hand," and graciously permitted vic
tory to crown the efforts of our Armies.
To the God of our Fathers be the glory.
And, secondly, be honor and tame, and
fame, to the brave soldiers of the Repub
lic. The Nation can never fully discharge
the debt of gratitude it owes to its heroic
defenders. History does not record an
instance where men have voluntarily suf
fered so much for their Country.
" O'er many a dark and dreary vale
They passed, and many a region dolorous;
O'er many a frozen, many a fiery Alp ;
Rocks.caves.lakes.fens.bogs and shades of death
A Universe of Death."
Through four long years of battle and
of death have they stood without flinching,
without shrinking, and all to save the
common heritage. .To them be respect
and support. To them, be the post of
honor forever I
But, Alas ! multitudes have gone down
in the fierce conflict, and are beyond the
hearing of our feeble words of praise and
reverence.
"Where sleep they Earth ? by no proud stone
Their narrow couch of rest is known ;
The still sad glory of their name
Hallows no mountain unto Fame. "
But we can cherish their memory,
and hold it sacred through all time.
And now that the struggle is past, let us
move gently yet efficiently to heal the
ghastly wounds it has left us. Let us
tenderly care for all the maimed and sick
ened. And let us bestow our sincerest
sympathies, and invoko God's choicets
blessings, upon all the heart-broken the
shattered reeds the light, and life-, and
joy, and love of whose homes and hearth
stones are extinguished forever.
And mat God grant Liberty and
long Life to the ItErrrBLia.
The Surrender of Lee's Army.
The surrender of Lee's Army is the
most important event of this war. Both
in its magnitude and in its consequences,
it stands without a parallel. And as a
victory, it is of more value to the coun
try than any previous success. The vic
tory of Fort Donaldson; that of Pea Pudge;
that of New Orleans; that of Shiloh;
that of Vicksburg; that of Gettysburg;
that of Missionary Ridge ; that of Atlan
ta ; that of Cedar Creek ; the victory of
Sherman's march to Savannah ; that of
his march to Fayetteville ; that of his
march to Goldsboro; tie victory of Wil
minn-ton : that of Charleston : and that
o
of Richmond : all these were most im
portant victories for a nation in the death-
struggle for existence.- But after they
had all been fought and won, the main-
stav of the Rebellion Lee s veteran
Army remained.
The capture of Richmond was a great
victory for our cause; not that the place
was of any very great strategetio impor
tance, but because it was the capital of
the Rebellion, in which congrrgated the
master-spirits of the Confederacy, and to
defend which was marshaled the most
powerful army of treason; and, also,
because, fur four long years we had been
wasting endless treasure and the best
blood of the nation to break up the rebel
seat of Government. Its possession
re-inspiritcd our army and electrified the
country. It woke up and re-kindled the
fires of patriotism. It cast a pall of gloom
over the South. It enabled our National
authorities to declare to foreign people
that the rebel Government, de facto
existed no longer.
But the capture of Ricmond, without
the capture of Lee's army, was by no
means the end of the power of the rebel
lion. So long as that army of tried war
riors, under their consummate General
remained, there was danger of no insig
nificant importance to the country. The
armies of the Confederacy could fight
without a capital. So long as they remain
ed, organized, under a competent leader,
in a country of vast resources, they could
do effective battle for their cause. Ar
mies, not cities, were the eupnort of the
rebellion.
On that historic Monday morning, Grant
and Sheridan tarried not to make pomp
ous entrance into the city of their con
quest. Leaving 8 single corpse of color
ed soldiers beh'ind, they pushed on, brave
ly, nobly. Lee made endeavors to reach
the Danville road, that he might form a
junction with Johnston. But Sheridan
was ahead of him, and Lee was forced to
retreat in the direction of Lynchburg.
With indomitable perseverance and ener
gy our forces followed him, and finally
crowded him to the wall, where he was
held as in a vice. He could not retreat.
He could not longer successfully offer re
sistance. He surrendered himself and his
whole army to Grant !
And thus was broken up the grand re
bel Army of Northern Virginia. The
termination of its career wa3 reached. It
gave itself up. It fell ; and with it fell
the great Rebellion. With Lee a priso
ner the Confederacy is without a military
head. There is none left to direct the
movements of the rebel armies. Johnston
can not hold out against Sherman. Mo
bile and every other important point in
rebel possession, must speedily succumb.
Even Jeff. Davis himself must now lose
faith in the success of h is cause. His gOT
ernmcnt is at an end, and he must seek
personal security in flight to some foreign
country.
And thus after four years of war, of
battle, of bloodshed, of sorrow, of danger,
we are a Nation ! The Republic stands
erect in the pride of its power and glory.
Its armies are strong enough to sweep
from end to end of the Continent. Our
territory is all our own. The Union is
preserved. Liberty and safety, are insur
ed. The perpetuity of the Government
is rendered certain. We have maintain
ed the Nation's honor. Our Flag is un
tarnished. It has lost no stripe, no star.
The Nation is United, Free, Triumphant !
The State Convention.
It has been decided by the Stite Cen
tral Committee to hold a Convention, for
the nomination of State Officers, at Col
umbus, on Wednesday, the 21st day of
June. The basis of representation will be
one delegate for every five hundred votes
cast for President Lincoln in 1861. Ac
cording to this representation, Greene
County will be entitled to seven votes.
The several Counties are requested to hold
their meetings for the selection of dele
gates on Saturday, June 10th.
The representation from the army, as
determined by the State Central Commit
tee, will be as follows : 1 delegate for each
regiment, and for each regiment having a
fraction of 250 Union votes over 500, 1
additional delegates; for each separate or
ganized battallion, 1 delegate, and for each
independent battery, 1 delegate the lat- j
ter being entitled to only a half vote in
the Convention.
THE AMERICAN FLAG.
Flag of the brave I thy folds shall fly
The sign of hope and triumph high.
When speaks the signal-trumpet tone,
And the long line comes gleaming on,
Ere yet the life-blood, warm and wet,
Has dimm'd the glistening bayonet,
Each soldier's eye shall brightly turn
To where thy meteor -glories burn,
And as his springing steps advance
Catch war and vengeance from the glance;
And when the cannon's mouthings loud.
Heave, in wild wreaths, the battle shroud,
And gory sabers rise and full,
Like shoots of flame on midnight's pall.
There shall thy victor glances glow
And cowering foes shall sink below
Each gallant arm, that strikes beneath
That awful messenger of death.
Flag of the seas! on ocean's wave "7
Thy stars shall glitter o'er the brave.
When death, careering on the gale,
Sweeps darkly round the bellied sail,
And frighted waves rush wildly back,
Before the broadside's recline rack.
The dying wanderer of the sea
Shall look at once to heaven and thee,
Ana smne to see tny splendors By
In triumph o'er his closing eye.
Flag of the free heart's only home I
By angel hands to valor given,
Thy stars have lit the welkin dome,
And all thy lines were born in heaven.
Forever float that standard slreet I
Where breathes the foe but falls before us,
With Freedom's soil beneath our feet,
And Freedom's banner waving o'er us.
Jeff. Davis proposed last fall "to wipe
out the name of Sherman from the roll of
Yankee Generals." Since then Sherman
has written his name not only anew "up
on the roll of Yankee Generals," bnt all
over the States of Georgia and the Caro-Unas.
THE GREAT VICTORY.
The Surrender of Lee's Army.
The End of the Rebellion.
GENERAL GRANT TO THE SECRETARY OF WAR.
CLIFTON HOUSE, VA., April 9.
Eon. E. it. Stanton, Secretary of War:
The following correspondence has taken
place between General Lee and myself. There
has been no relaxation in the pursuit during
its
U. S. GRANT, Lieut.-Gen.
GRANT PROPOSES THAT LEE SURRENDER.
April 7, 1865.
Gen. R. E. Lee, Commanding C- S. A:
General: The result.of the last week must
convince you of the hopelessness of further re
sistance on the part of the Army of Northern
Virginia in this struggle. I feel that it is so,
and regard it.as my. duty to shift from myself
the responsibility of any further effusion of
blood, by asking of you the surrender of that
portion of the Confederates States Army
known as the Army of Northern Virginia.
Very respectfully, your ob't serv't,
U. S. GRANT,
Commanding Armies of the U. S.
LEE ASKS FOR CONDITIONS.
April 7, 1865.
General: I have received your note of th's
date. Thongh not entirely of the opinion you
express of the- hopelessness of the further
resistance on the part of the Army of Northern
Virginia, I reciprocate your desire to avoid
useless effusion of blood, and, therefore, before
considering your proposition, ask the terms
will offer, on condition of its surrender.
R. E. LEE, General.
To Lieut-Gen. TJ. S. Grant, commanding
Armies of the U. S.
GRANT'S ONE CONDITION.
April 8, 1864.
General R. E. Zee, commanding C. S. A:
Gmeral: Your note of last evening in re
ply to mine of the same date, asking the con
ditions on which I will accept the surrender
of the Army of Northern Virginia, is just re
ceived. In realy, I will say that Peace being
my first desire, there is but one condition I
insist upon, viz: that the men surrendered
shall be disqualified for taking up arms again
against the Government of the United States
until properly exchanged. I will meet you,
or designote officers to meet any officers you
may name, for the purpose of arranging defi
nitely the terms upon which the surrender of
the Army of Northern Virginia will be re
ceived. Very respectfully,
your obedient servant,
U. S. GRANT.
Lieutenant-General comd'g. U. S. A.
LEE WANTS TO TREAT ON PEACE.
April 8, 1865.
General: I received at a late hour your
note of to-day in answer to mine of yesterday.
I did not intend to propose the surrender of
the Army of Northern Virginia, but to nsk
the terms of your proposition. To be frank,
I do not think the emergency has arisen to
call for the surrender of this army; but as the
restoration of peace should be the sole object
of all, I desire to know whether your propo
sals would lend to that end. I would not.
therefore, meet you with a view to surrender
the Army of Northern Mrginia; but as far as
your proposition may effect the C. S. forces
under my command, and tend to the restora
tion of peace, I should be pleased to meet you
at 10 A. M. to-morrow, on the old stage coach
road to Richmond, between the picket lines
of the two armies.
Very respectfully your obedient servant
E. LEE, General, C. S. A.
To Lieut.'-Gen. Grant, Commanding Armies
of U. S.
GRANT DECLINES PEACE NEGOTIATIONS.
April 9, 1865.
General R. E. Lee, commanding C. S. A:
Tour note of yesterday is received. As I
have no authority to treat on the snbject of
peace, the meeting proposed for 10 A. M. to
day could not lead to any good. I will state
however, General, that I am equally anxious
for Peace with yourself, and the whole North
entertain the same feeling. The terms upon
which Peace can be had are well understood.
By the South laying down their arms, they
will hasten that most desirable event, save
thousand of human lives, and hundreds of
millions of property not yet destroyed. Sin
cerely hoping that our difficulties may be
settled without the loss of another life, I sub
scribe myself
Very respectfully your obedient servant,
U, GRANT, Lieut. Gen. U. S. A.
WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON,
April 9—9 P. M
To Major-General Diz, New York:
This Department has received the official
report of the surrender this day of General
Lee and his army, to Lieut-Gen Grant, on the
terms proposed by General Grant.
to
E. M. STANTON.
Secretary of War.
HEADQUARTERS ARMIES OF THE U. S.,
April 9—4:30. P. M.
To Hon. E. M. Stanton, Secretary of War:
General Lee surrendered the ArniT of North
of
.
'
ern Virginia this afternoon, upon the terms
proposed by myself.
The accompanying additional correspon
dence will shew the condition fully.
U. S. GRANT, Lieut.-Gen.
LEE TO GENERAL GRANT.
April 9, 1865.
General: I received your note of this morn
ing on the picket line, whither I had come to
meet you, and ascertain definitely what terms.
were embraced in your proposition of yester
day with reference to the surrender of this ar.
my. I now request an interview, in accord
ance with the offers contained in yourletter of
yesterday, for that purpose,
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
R. E. LEE General.
Lieut.-Gen. Grant, Comm'g U. S. Armies.
GRANT TO GEN. LEE.
April 9, 1865.
Gen. R. E. Lee, Commanding the Confederate
Statei Armies:
Tour note of this date is but this moment
(11:50 A. M.) received, in consequence of my
having passed from the Richmond & Lynch
burg road to the Farmville & Lynchburg road.
I am at this writing about 4 miles west of
Walters Church, and will push forward to
the front for the purpose of meeting you. No
tice sent to me on this road where you wish
the interview to take place, will meet me,
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
U. S. GRANT, Lieut.-General.
GRANT'S TERMS OF SURRENDER.
APPOMATTOX COURT HOUSE, April 9.
Gen. R. E. Lee, Commanding C. S. A:
In acoordande with the substance of my
letter to you of the 8th inst., I propose to re
ceive the surrender of the Army of Northern
Virginia on the following terms, to-wit:
Rolls of all the officers and men to be made
in duplicate, one copy to be given foaa officer
designated by me, the other to be retained by
such officers as you may designate. The offi
cers to give their individual paroles not to
take arms against the Goven ment of the
United States until properly exchanged; each
company or regimental commander sign a
like parole for the men of their commands.
The arms, artillery and public property, to
be parked and stacked and turned over to the
officers appointed by me to receive them
This will not embrace the side-arms of the
officers nor their private horses or bagprage
This done, each officer and man will be allow
ed to return to their homes, not to be disturb
ed by the United States authorities bo long
as they observe their parole, and the laws in
the force where they may reside.
Very respectfully, rr. S. Grant,
Lieutenant-General.
LEE ACCEPTS GRANT'S TERMS.
Headquarters Armt of Northern Va., April 9.
JjieuL-Uen. U.S. Grant, Com'd'g IT. S. A
General: I have received your letter of
this date, containing the terms of surrender
of the Army of Northern Virginia, as pro
posed Dy you. As they are substantially the
same as those expressed in your letter of the
8th inst, they me accepted. I will proceed
to designate the proper officers to carry the
stipulations tuto eilect.
Very respectfully, your ob't servant,
R. E. LEE, General.
THANKSGIVING FROM THE WAR DEPARTMENT.
WAR DEPARTMENT, D. C.,
WAR DEPARTMENT, D. C., 9:30 P. M., April 9, 1865.
To Lieutenant-General Grant:
Thanks be to Almighty God for the great
victory with which He has this day crowned
you and the gallant army under faur com-
manu. ine thanks of this Department of the
Government and of the people of the United
States, their reverence and honor have been
deserved and will be given to you and the
brave and gallant officers and soldiers of your
army tor ail time.
E. M. STANTON.
Secretary of War.
SALUTE OF 200 GUNS TO BE FIRED.
WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON.
10 o'clock P. M., April 9.
Ordered that a salute of two hundred guns
be fired at the headquarters of every army
and department, and at every post and ar
senal in the United States, and at the Milita
ry Academy at West Point, on the day of the
receipt oi mis order, in commemoration of
the surrender of General Lee and the Army
or northern Virginia to Lieutenant-General
Grant and the army under his command. Re
port on the receipt and execution of this or
der ig to be made to the Adjutant-General at
EDWIN M. STANTON.
Secretary of War.
Sabbath School Meeting.
The Ministers of the Xenia District will
meet in this cily, on Wednesday, April 19th,
consult about raising money for Missions
and other interests of the Church.
The afternoon business meeting will be in
Trinity Church at 2 P.M. and the evening
Public Sabbath School MeetiDg at 7 o'olock
the first M. E. Church. Addresses will be
delivered by Rev. M. Clark, of Lebanon, Rev.
Parrott of Monroe, and Rev. Mr. Gaddis,
Tellow Springs. The meetiug will be one
interest and should hrinir nut t-rnwdod
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THE DAY WE CELEBRATE.
THE DAY WE CELEBRATE. BY MILES O'REILY.
Bad luck to the man who is sober to-night I
He's a could-hearted bodhagh, or saycret
Seceslier,
Whose heart for the Ould Flag has niver been
right,
An' who takes in the fame of his counthry
no pleasure.
Och, murther 1 will none o' yei hould me, me
dears 1
Or it's out o' me shkin wid delight I'll be
jumpin' ;
Wid me eyes swimmin' round in the happiest
tears,
An' the heart in me breast like a piston-rod
thumpin' !
Musha, glory to God ! for the news you have
siut,
Wid your own purfy fisth, Misther Presi-
dentLinkinl
An' may GoJ be around both the bed an' the
tint
Where our bully boy Grant does his atin'
an' thinkin' 1
Even Shtanton, to-night, we'll confiss he was
right,
Whin he played the ould scratch wid our
have-jou-his-curkise ;
An' to gallant " Phil Sherry " we'll dhrink
wid deligt,
On whose bright plume o' fume not a spot
o' the dark is !
Let the chnpcis be openel, the althars illumed,
An the mad bells ring out trom aich turret
an' shteeple;
Let the chancels wid flowers be adorned an'
perfumed,
While the Soyarths God bless 'em ! give
thanks for the people!
For the city is ours that " Mac " sought from
the start,
An' our boys through its streets " Hail Co
lumbia are yelliu
An' there's Payee iu the air, an' there's pride
in the Heart
An' our Flag has a fame that no tODguecan
be teuin I
To the dioul wid the shoddy-contractors, an'
all
Them gold speculators, whose pie is now
" humble !
The cost o' beef, praties, an' whisky will fall.
An' what more could we ax for the rints too
will tumble ?
On the boys who survive, fame an' pensions
we 11 press,
Every orphan the war's med, a home we'll
decree it;
An' aich soldiers young sweethart shall have
a new dhress,
That will tickle her hayro, returnin' to see
it!
Oh, land o' thrue freedom! oh, land of our
love,
Wid your ginerous welcome to all who but
seek it ;
May your stars shine as long as the twinklers
above
An' your fame be so grand that no mortial
can shpeak it I
All the winds o' the world as around it they
mow,
No banner so glorious can wake into mo
tion :
An' wid Payee in our own land, you know we
may go,
Just to settle some thrifiin' accounts o'er
the ocean!
So come, me own Eileen I come Nora an' Kate,
Come Michael an Pat, all your Sunday duds
carry ;
We'll give thanks in the chapel, an' do it in
sthate,
An' we'll pray for the sowls o' poor Mur
tagu au' Larry.
Woe's me ! in the black swamps before it they
shleep,
But the good God to-night whose thrue
faith they have cherished
His angelb will send o'er the red fields
- a-shweep,
In aich cowld ear to breathe, " Not in vain
hove you perished ! ''
bad luck to the man who is sober to-night !
He's a cowld-hearted bodhagh, or saycret
Secesher,
Whose heart for the Ould Flag has niver been
r'g".
An' who takes in the fame of his counthry
no pleasure I
Och, murther! will none o' yez hould me, me
dears I
For its out o' me shkin, I'm afeard, I'll be
jumpin
Wid me eve3 sa"immia' round in the happi-
est tears,
An' the heart in me bressht like a piston
rod thumpin' I
New-York, April 3, 1305.
Up,
Lee's Surrender.
New York, April 11. The Herald
publishes a list of the general efficer3
surrendered by Lee. It comprises
General-in-Chief, three Lieuten-
seventeen major Gener
als, aud sixty-one Brigadier Generals ;
amonr them are Anderson, Echols,
Eivell, already a prisoner, Finnegan,
Heath, iushrod Johnson, Kershaw,
Longstreet, Mahnne, McCausund,
Mosebv, Ould, the Exchange Commis
sioner, Femberton, Fiikett, Eosser,
Sorrel, and Henry A. Wise The
number of men actnally surrendered
Lee U frm 20,000 to 22.000.
Up,
Up,
nark
"
Site fetrth gtniinl
SETH W. BROWN, EDITOR.
FRIDAY, APRIL 14, 1865.
"With malice toward neae, with charity for all.
with firmness in the right, as God gives at to see
the right, let tu strive to finish the work we are in,
to bind up the nation's wounds; to eare for him who
shall have borne the battle, and for hU widow and
his orphans; to do all which tav achieve and cher
ish a just and lasting peace among ourselves and
with all nations."
Extras.
w "tail print a few Extras th'u morninf
containing merely tie inside matter of thi
week's issue.
Meeting at Firemen's Hall on Monday Evening.
Monday morning brought with it the cheer
ing news of the surrender of Lee's army ;
and, also, the Proclamation of the Governor
of Ohio, appointing Friday, the 14th inst, as
a day of Thanksgiving and Rejoicing for our
Victories. It was at once decided by dur cit
ixens that we should duly celebrate the day
in Xenia. Accordingly, a meeting was ealled
for Monday evening to make the necessary
arrangements. E. H. Munger wai called to
the Chair, and James Kyle was appointed
Secretary. By a unanimous vote of the meet
ing, the citizens were requested to illuminate
their houses on Friday evening. A committee
of two was appointed to request the County
Commissioners to illuminate the Court-House .
A committee of twelve, consisting of three from
each Ward, was appointed to make necessary
arrangements for the celebration. A Finance
committee, consisting of one from each Ward,
was, also appointed. It was moved by the
meeting that J. W. King be requested to do
nate five kegs of powder for the occasion.
To the request he assented. It was moved
and passed that the President and Secretary
of the meeting should request Got. Brough
to be present oa Friday and address the peo
ple. It was moved by the meeting that all the
veteran soldiers in the County be requested
to participate in the celebration, and that a
post of honor in the procession be assigned
them. A committee was appointed to procure
all the drummers and fifers that could be ob
tained. We have not in our possession the
names of the members of all the committees.
We hope to receive the report of the Secretary
of the meeting. Rev. Findley announced
that there would be service in the 1st U. P.
Church on Friday morning, at half past ten
o'clock. Eloquent and stirring speeches were
made by Revs. J. J. Hill and R. D. Harper.
The meeting joined in singing " Rally Round
the Flag," and "John Brown's Soul is March
ing On." The best of feeling, and the utmost
enthusiasm prevailed. Let the Celebration
be a grand one.
The Celebration in Xenia To-day.
The Committee of Arrangements has adop
ted the following order of exercises for the
celebration in this city to-day :
"Ringing of all the bells, from five to six
o'clock A. M., and a salute of Thirty -seven
guns, under the supervision of Capt. Geo. B.
McPherson.
Thanksgiving services in Rev.B-r. HarpeT'e
Church, commencing at 10 o'clock.
Assembling of the National Guards at the
Court House at three o'clock. Singing by the
Glee Club, and speeches by Gov. Brough and
Col. J. Given.
ORDER Or EXERCISES FOB THE EVENIStQ.
Ringing of all the bells at six o'clock, and
a salute of thirty-seven guns.
Meeting of the citizens again at the Conrt
House. Singing by the Glee Club, and Mar
tial Music.
FORMATION OF THE GRAND PROCESSION.
Under Col. R. Stevenson, assisted by Ma
jor Fisher, Capt A. King, Staily Stemble,
John Brown, and Wm. Uerritt, in the follow
ing order :
Colors Color Bearer, J. A. Brown, of the
74th Regiment; Blue Lights; Music;
Veterans; National Guards with their Mu
sic ; seminaries and schools under thir rro-
fessors and Teachers ; Music ; Citizens.
The procession will move at 7 o'clock as fol
lows :
Form the. right resting on Detroit street.
North, up Market to Columbus, Columbus to
Church, down Church to West, thence to-Water,
up Water to Detroit, thence to Second, up
Second to Columbus, thenca to Main, down
Main to West, thence to Second, up Secosd
to Detroit, thence to Market, dnwn Market to
West, thence to Main, np Main to the Court
House, where the grandest display of fire
works will be exhibited ever witnessed in
Xenia.
Bonfire under the direction cf Marshal
Bailey.
A general invitation is extended to all the
citizens of the County to participate in the
exercises of the occasion.
RICHMOND IS OURS.
Richmond is ours ! Richmond is ours I
Hark 1 to the jubilant chorus I
Up, through the lips that no longer repress It
Up, from the Heart of the People 1 God bless it I
Swelling with loyal emotion,
Leapeth our joy, like an ocean I
Richmond is ours 1 Richmond is ours I
Babylon falls, and her temples and towers
Crumble to ashes before us I
Glory to Grant! Glory toJranl I
Hark I to the shout of our Nation t
from the Irish Heart, up from the German
Glory to Sheridan I Glory to Sherman I
Up, from all Peoples uniting
Freedom's high loyalty plighting
Glory to all ! Glory to all !
Heroes who combat, and Martyrs who fall I
Lift we our joyous ovation I
Fling out the Flag! Flash out the Flag I
Up from each turret and steeple!
from the cottage, and over the mansion I
Fiingout the symbol of Freedom's expausion I
Victory erowneth endeavor!
Liberty seals us forever 1
from each valley, and out from each crag,
Fling out the Flag 1 Flash out the Flag I
Borne on the breath of the People !
Richmond is ours! Richmond is ours I
Hark ! how the welkin is riven!
! to the joy that our Nation convulses,
Timing all hearts to the eaanon's loud pulses ;
Voices of heroes ascending.
Voices of martyred ones blending;
Mingling like watch words on Liberty s towers,
Richmond is ours i nicniuonu is ours ; .
Freedom rt-j'iiccth in Heaven !
A. J. H. DUGANNE.